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Bacterial GIT IV: Session 51 (Melu)
1. Describe the conditions leading to antibiotic associated colitis and the antibiotics that may cause this state.
Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) classic example of an antibiotic treatment-induced disease.
ass w/ antibiotic use o!ergrowth of normal flora
o ex. clindamycin" cephalosporins" ampicillin" some anti#neoplastics
$$ Clostridium Difficile
%(&) rod' naerobe' P*+, former (subterminal)
-hen things go wrong (!arying degrees of pathology)
a) Diarrhea w/ lower ab cramping nosystemic symptoms
b) e!ere colitis w/opseudomembrane profuse diarrhea" pain system symptoms fe!er" malaise" dehydration
c) Classic pseudomembranous colitiso symptoms same as se!ere
o elevated yellowish plaques 1-10 mm over inflamed regions of mucosa
o psudomembrane 0 fibrin mesh of necrotic cells" PMs" monocytes" +2
3. *utline the disease process of pseudomembranous colitis
Ma4or predisposing factor 0 D5+6P75* *8 *+M9 %67 89*+
o coloni:ation/o!ergrowth of C difficile release of toxins
o ;1s
o symptomatic carrier
D? of T!I" best
o ,5 most reliable detection of toxin of specific proteins in feces is best tool for disease etiology
o (#) tests do *7 rule out PMC dx
7? fluid/electrolytes
o admin ,- antibiotic
#ancom$cin (superior)"
metronida:ole
Complications
o spores +,577 to antiobiotics' some pts will relapse" some multiple times
tory if you isolate bacteria (w/ clindomycin) and infection not going away /or getting worse... logically thin>Clostridium built a resistance to Clindo... actually" they are all sensiti!e to clindo" but *M,7@5% ,9, is in the mix...could be another player" or the toxin still causing symptoms
*, resistant strain can protect the rest of the Clostridiums... or doesnAt ha!e to be Clostridium remember
they donAt li!e in isolation...
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B . %i!e the is the mec%anism(s) e&idemiolo'ical featuresof food poisoning caused by taphylococcus" 2. cereus" and Clostridium perfringensand the conditions under which each is most li>ely to occur.
%eneralClinical
Manifestationsirulence 8actors ,pidemiology D? 7?/Pre!entio
Clostridiumperfringens 7ype
Common cause ofacute food bornediarr%ea (S)
%(&) rodpore 8ormer*motile
naerobe
S%ortincubation*+,IonsetSe#erewaterydiarrhea
b cramping7E "fe#er"#omitin'*+,I reco!ery ;1day
.nterotoin(ileum)# s$n durin's&orulation(defense againstengulfment)
Common gut flora (ppl animals)#contaminated meat"poultry" gra!y notcoo>ed enough todestroy spores s&ores 'erminate iffood is left out0IG0 dosem/o
o fe!erDetectAn of 9+%,Fs in food/fecesG1in highosmotic stressen!irons.
Pre!ention8ood handlers staph infectAn(H
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Intro to ,arasites: Session 53 (Melu)
1. 9ist the parasitic diseases and respecti!e causati!e agents (scientific names).
*bstruction
scaris (intestinal bloc>age)
o bile duct (only ta>es 1 worm)
o %5 (multiple worms)
7issue Destruction
Plasmodium (malaria)
o destroys +2Cs
o reNuires ;Hworms
o microcytic anemia
Pressure ,chinococcus granulosus
o hydatid disease (cyst) grows in sensiti!e organ (C)
@ost immune response
eosinophilia"
tissue destruction
hypersensiti!ity
granuloma rxn
wuchereria bancrofti
3. isually identify the agents from their microscopic structures (eg" cyst" tropho:oites" eggs" etc).see each lecture for pictures in charts...
B. 9ist the infecti!e stages (ie" how the person contracts the parasitic infections).
5ngestion ,ggs/cysts 8eces contaminate water food
Direct >in Penetration 9ar!al tage 5n!ades thru s>in hoo>worm" schistosomes
Direct P3P exual contact 7richomonas
rbobone sporo:oites 2ite from arthropod MosNuito in4ectingsporo:oites into human
. Describe the pathogenicity" !irulence factors" and clinical presentation of each disease.see each lecture chart for descriptionH. Describe the treatment options for each disease.
Euinolines Euinine" chloroNuine"primaNuine" mefloNuine
5nterfere w/ D replication inparasite
Plasmodium
rsenic ntimonial Cmpds odium stibogluconate 2ind to sulfhydryl grps on proteins en:s
9eishmania
8olic cid 5nhibitors 7rimethoprim" sulfonamides 7arget the synthesis of folic acid forpurine biosyn
Cyclospora
itroimida:oles Metronida:ole 5nhibit D syn thy D al>ylation %iardia" trichomonad (7D)" amoebas
Ben:imida:oles Mebenda:ole" abenda:ole7hiabenda:ole cattle
5nhibits tubulin polymeri:ation microtubule formation
scarid@oo>worms
Paralytic gents Pyrantel pamoate" pipera:ine"i!ermectin
tim neuromm paralysis scarid/roundworms(Kexcretion/>illing)
Pyra:inoisoNuiniolines Pra:iNuantel lter balance of intracell Ca3& which
causes titanic mm contraction alterations in tegument increase>illing by host immunity
5ntestinal tapeworm (gi!en to dogs)
7etracyclines 7racycline" doxycycline 5nterferes w/ protein synProphylactic for malaria
Plasmodium" 2alantidium
L. Contrast how a parasitic disease is diagnosed bacterial disease.see each lecture for DX.
J. *utline control measures" pre!entati!e steps" and the epidemiology of each disease.see each lecture for these...
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HB"H
or'anism disease &at%o&%$s ia'nosis (&ic) e&idemiolo'$ Treatment
Giardia lambliaProtozoan singlecell flexible!
cyst o!al"hyaline/chitin wall"8nuclei1 cyst 0 3 trophs
Trophozoite:bilobed teardropadhesi!e disc flagella"3 nuclei
%iardiasis water$ diarr%ea(intermittent)
cyst does not cause illness
dose not in!ade or destroy+2Cs
cysts (feces)Cyst ingestedtroph (duodenum)fecal/oral
$$ ;3 wee> inoculatory period5nfecti!e dose ;1
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eggs
L1
L2
L3
L4
adult
Blastoc$stosis Distractor answerI
9%i&worm and +scarids: Session 55 (Melu) -- nemotodes
1. 9ist characteristics of nematodes. sessions HH and HL roundworms
emotodes 0 roundworms
o *7 all parasitic
o long" cylindrical" tapered" unsegmentedo 7ube w/in a tube
uter tube > cuticle" hypodermins" mm" nn" , (secretory) system
Inner tube > complete digesti!e reproducti!e system
In between > pseudocoelomic space filled w/ noncompressible fluid hydrostatic s>eletom
circulatoryQ system
o " ?.GS
o 9ife Cycle egg" 9ar!al stages" adult stages loo> the sameOseparated by Moltin'I (i.e. li>e a sna>e)
Caenorhabditis elegans is popular model system
*7,scaris suum large roundworm of pig intestines
similar to . lumbricoides
o but many differences
humans can be infected accidental host
9ower Rield
7richuris other helminthes tend to
stimulate 7h3 response 5l" 5lH" eosinophils
suppress 7h1
o can affect susceptibility to other infections
induce 7 reg populations
0$'iene 0$&ot%esisearly exposure to helminthes reNuired for proper tuning of immune system to a!oid damaging 7h1 responses seen in
autoimmune disorders
o Correlation between what youAre exposed to early in life can determine how your immune system de!elops.
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%eneral/7ransmission
5nfecti!e/diagnosticstages
,pidemiology 7ypical eggsClinical
Manifestations7?/Pre!ention/
trol
7richuris truchuria
0uman9%i&worm
Direct life cyclew/ointermedhost/!ector
ecal/oral route
,ggs de!elop insoil
;B wee>s#warm" moist soil
promotesde!elopment
Mature femalesBH#H< mm
Mature malesBled fish
(Uapan" Pacificcoast of . meri"etherlands)
donAt forget aboutimportsI
,gg stage w/in fish"not human
w/in @*6+ ofingestion
ab pain" nausea"
!omiting9ar!ae get coughedup
5f lar!ae get intointestine
.osino&%ilic'ranulomatousresponselasts
;1#3 wee>sA similarto CrohnAs d:
8R5 gastoscoexamination
7issue remo!remo!al of lar!
(surgical)
Pre!ention (8R8ree:e for 1 we
or8lash 8ree:e
G1H hrs
Tric%uria: +scarites:
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Medicall$ Im&ortant *oundworms: Session 5C (Melu) -- nemotodes
emotodes 0 roundworms
o *7 all parasitico long" cylindrical" tapered" unsegmented
1. %i!e the scientific names and their corresponding diseases.
trongyloides stercoarlis asthma" s>in infections
ecator americanus/ncylostoma duodenale pneumonitis" hypochromatic anemia" s>in infections
ncylostoma bra:iliense/ncylostoma caninum Pruritic" erythematous" serpignious lesion
,nterobius !ermicucularis Pruritis ni worms in perianal folds
*7, 7hin> ,7 roundworms ,nterobius scaris 7richuris ##G we eat/ingest the infecti!e stage (embryonated egg)
5D/5ETa&eworms
trobila 0 flat body/ribbon li>eProglottis 0 segments
contain reproducti!e organs (hermaphroditic)
%ra!id proglottis fully de!eloped eggs
,C@ segment/proglottis contains eggsI
colex 0 mainly for attatchment bothria" suc>ers" hoo>s" or spines7egument
li!ing tissue w/ high metabolic acti!ity
Microtric%es A K absorpti!e areaOsimilar to micro!illi in gut (worm turned inside out)
Muscular system circular T.*/lon'itudinal I"".*
"odigesti!e system nutrients are absorbed
9ife Cycle
,gg found in fecesof definiti!e host (adult worm releases eggs)
Metacestode0 lar!a found in intermediate host
o Plerocercoid ( sparganum) 0 solid body
Diphyllobothrium
o Cysticercoid 0 solid body but lac>s bladder
Hymenoplepsis
o Cysticercus
bladderworm 0 taenia
o @ydatid cyst contains protoscolices
dult worm found in definiti!e host
5nfecti!e tage either ,gg or Metacestode (species dependent)7x PraiNuantel (dissol!es the scolex)same tx for dogs cats" so if need immediate" 4ust got to petsmartI
Metacestode pics
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ession HL%eneral/
7ransmission5nfecti!e/diagnostic
stages,pidemiology Pathophysiology
ClinicalManifestations
7?/Pre!entiControl
Stron'$loidesstercoralis
(Infecti#e sta'e)
ecal/oral
9ife cycle isfacultati#ecan completeits life cycle insoil/en!iron
*rw/in host
dult 0 small worm
Voonotic d:
Infecti#e sta'e> filariform lar#a
SPenetrate intact
s7in@
,nter !enous orlymph
SPassi!ely
transported tolun's
S2rea> into al!eoli
@Migrate to
trachea/swallowedS
(attaches molts)dult reside insmall intestine
#>in penetrance oringestion of lar#a#transmammarypossible
ss. w/ TFcom&romised/+IS
Brdworld countries
dults produce eggshatch
r%abditiform lar#a&assed in feces >
dia'nostic T@
6utaneous:#5n!asion !ia s>in
,ulmonar$:#migrates thru lung damage tissue
GI,nteritis/eosinophilia
0$&erinfectnautoinfectAn incompromised pts
6utaneous:# light hemorrhage swelling# Pruritic lesion(6ree&in' eru&tion
W site of entry)
,ulmonar$:# produces intenseburnin' in c%est#hea!y infectAn #G&neumonitis
-- ass w/ ast%maTF
GI:,nteritis/eosinophilia
#Pre!ent feccontaminati
#,ducatio
D*C i!erme*r
72V 0thiobenda:omostly usedcattle indulots of emes
(DonAt respowell to
albenda:olemebenda:o
"ecatoramericanus
+nc$lostomaduodenale
ecal/ral
0H9*Mtout worm
2uccalCapsule
. americanus0 cuttin'
&lates. duodenale 0
lar'e teet%
Infecti#e sta'e>filariform lar#a
SS7inlun'GI
route(see abo!e)
$$eunum$$
7ime 1 w>
9i!e ;1#H yrs
7ropical/ubtropical-arm" Moist oil
Se'mented .''embryonatAn ;1#3days rhabditiform lar!afeeds on feces >dia'nostic > .GG
6utaneous:#Creeping eruption/ground itch pruriticlesion) ## anemia
,ulmonar$:#migrates thru lung damage tissue
GI:blood loss !ia
feeding on mucosaltissue (lacerations)
6utaneous:
,ulmonar$:,neumonitis
GI:0$&oc%romicanemia*ther ymptoms# protein deficiency#pot belly#dry s>in/ dry hair#mental dullness#heart failure#death#,osinophilia possible
!oid barefo
Pre!ent feccontaminati
,ducation
Mebenda:oPyrantelpamoate
orD*C
albenda:o
ncylostomabra:iliense
ncylostoma
caninum
6utaneous
lar#a mi'rans@
igrates thrus!in
@umansaccidental hostsGS/cats
Infecti#e sta'e>filariform lar#a
SS7in mi'ration
Puerto +ico" 8loridaouthern6..
ecalcontamination
&er&etuates lifec$cle
Pruritic"
erythematous"serpignious lesion
Cutaneous
Creeping eruptions7hiabenda:
(72V) topic5!ermectin
D*% C7
,nterobius!ermicucularis
,I"9*M
mall worm
,3,transmission
@all members of
householdshould be tx.
8ecalcontamination
Can be airborne
Infecti#e sta'e> .GG
S5nfecti!e in L hrs
Swallowed
hatches induodenum
SMolts twice
SMatures in
eunum/ileum
7ime 1H#B daysS
ttach to ileocecalbut can wander
8lat on one side"round on other
"T:oonoticII
8ound soiledfingers/nails'
clothing' bedding"curtains" carpets"
dust
Children X13 yoPoor hygiene
8reN.underrated
Minute ulcerations ofintestinal mucosa
8emalesmigrate
w/in lg intestine to&erianal s7in Tdia'nostic > .''
SMigration triggered
by lower body tempduring sleep (child)
SI.after expelling
eggsMales I.after
mating
9ife #L w>s
,ruritis +ni5rritation discomfort
b/c female womrsdeposit eggs in
perianal folds
Pt scratches" resultingin bleeding infection
,ggs are !eryadhesi!e fix to
tissue
Most infections 0asymptomatic
7x symptomsince wormself limiting
D?
T6ello&%ata&e eggstic> to tap(!iew micro
D*C pyranpamoate
mebenda:oalbenda:o
(eggs *7 >by drugs tx
3#B w>s)
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ession HJ%eneral/
7ransmission5nfecti!e/diagnostic
stages,pidemiology Pathophysiology
ClinicalManifestations
7?/Pre!entiControl
asciolo&sisbus7i
Giant intestinallu7e
Large/Oval
In'estion:Infecti#e sta'e> Metacercariae
(of water c%esnut)@
dultS
ttaches to smallintestine
ia'notic> e''s in feces
1stintermed host059
S6entral/Sout%east
+siaChina" ietnam"
7hailand
*eser#oir %osts:Pigs" dogs" rabbits
w/ water chesnuts
,gg 0 Dx
light infections asymptomatic
hea!y infections diarrheaenteritisintestinal obstructioneosinophilia
pre!entcontaminatio
food/wate
Control snail
ascioloa %e&atic
S%ee& ?i#er lu7e
Large/leaf-
shaped
In'estion:Infecti#e sta'e> Metacercariae(of watercress)
@+dult
@9i!es in bile duct
@Maturation B# monthsia'notic
> e''sin feces
1stintermed host059
S(9orldwide)
,urope/ middle ,ast"sia
S*eser#oir %osts
heep/Cattlew/ watercress
,gg 0 Dx
,seudofascioliasispt recently ingested
infected li!er(pt is *7 actuallyinfected w/ flu>e)
+cute ,%ase:lu7e is mi'ratin':ab painhepatomegaly8e!eromitinDiarrhea6rticaria,osinophila
6%ronic:lu7e in Bile uctperiodic biliaryobstruction inflammation
7riclabenda:or bithiono# ma$ not
res&onds &ra4iJuant
5mpro!edsanitation
pre!entcontaminatio
food/wate
Control snail
6lonorc%issinensis
6%inese ?i#erlu7e
Small
Infecti#e sta'e> Metacercariae
(of fresh water fish)S
dult@
9i!es in sm/medbilar$ ducts
@Maturation
1 month
ia'notic> e''sin feces/
duodenal as&irate
1st intermed host059
S,ndemic areas of
+siaTorea" China"
7aiwan" ietnam(onendemic 0
+sian immi'rants)S
*eser#oir %ostsdogs" cats" fish#
eating mammals inendemic areas
Egg = D
Se#ere:8e!er
,pigastric pain@epatomegaly
Uaundice
In#asion of GallBladder:
CholecystitisCholelithiasis
5mpaired li!er fnx
7E ass w/c%olan'iocarcinoma
Pra:iNuant5mpro!edsanitation
pre!entcontaminatio
food/wate
Control snail
,ducation wraw/uncoo>
fish
0etero&%$es%etero&%$es
Minute intestinallu7e
small
Infecti#e sta'e
> Metacercariae(of fresh/brac>ish
water fish)@
dultS
ttaches to smallintestine
ia'notic> e''sin feces
1st intermed host059S
,gypt" Middle ,ast"8ar ,ast
S*eser#oir %ostsdogs" cats" fish#
eating mammals birds in endemic
areas
Intestinalb painDiarrhea
M$ocarditis if eggsreach heart
,ggs can get intocirculation to brain.
Pra:iNuant
5mpro!edsanitation
pre!entcontaminatio
food/wate
Control snail
,ducation wraw/uncoo>
fish
Meta'onimus$o7o'awai
Small
Infecti#e sta'e> Metacercariae(of fresh/brac>ish
water fish)S
dultS
9i!es in smallintestine
ia'notic> e''s in feces
1st intermed host059
S8ar ,ast" iberia"
Manchuria" 2la>ans"5sreal" pain
S+eser!oir hostsdogs" cats" fish#
eating mammals birds in endemic
areas
Egg = D
Intestinal:b painDiarrhea
,ggs that migrate to@eart or 2rain D**7 usually cause
symptoms
Pra:iNuant5mpro!edsanitation
pre!entcontaminatio
food/wate
Control snail
,ducation wraw/uncoo>
fish
,ara'onimuswestermani
?un' lu7e
Infecti#e sta'e> Metacercariae(of 6rustaceans)?i#es in ?"G
1st intermed host059
ia'notic> e''s in S&utum
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Session 58 and 59:
Helminths
General/
Transmission
Infective/Dx
Stage
Epidemiology Pathophysiology Clinical Tx/ Preventio
Diphyllobothrium
latum
broad fish
tapeworm
**BOARDS**
D!ph"ll#b#thr!as!s
$ecal/#ral%% !sh
Eggs shed in
waterFish
intermed host
Infective Stage
=Plerocercoidin
raw fishS
dultS
smallintestine
Scandinava, Baltic
States
Foodborne=
raw fish
D ursimost common
in U.S.
Ribbon stage= up to 30 ft
Scolex=2 brothria
Dx: Egg
(anopercular knob) or proglottid
Mild GI distress:
Nausea/Diarrhea
Tapeworm pernicious anemia
(worm absorbs Vit. B12)
DOC= Praziqua
Taenia saginata
beef tapeworm
Infective Stage=
Cysticercus
undercooked
meat
Sdult
Ssmall
intestine
Africa, Mexico,
Argentina
Foodborne= beef
Most common
human taeniid
(flatworm)
10-15 ft. --> common
up to 75 ft.
Scolex= unarmed
Key for ID= 20-25
branches/side of central stem in
proglottid
Dx: egg and proglottid (feces)
Mild GI distress
Hunger pains not common
Human not suitable interm host
DOC= Praziqua
Taenia solium
pork tapeworm
Infective Stage=
Cysticercusundercooked
meat
Sdult
Ssmall
intestine
Worldwide
Cysticercosis most
common CNS
parasitic disease
Foodborne= pig
Fecalborne= Man
(eggs from stool
immediately
infectious )
6-10 ft.--> common
Scolex= armed
branches in gravid segments cysticercosis
egg develops into bladderworm-->
Neurocysticercosis--> seizures &
hemiparesis
Larval dissemination (cysticerci in
retina or vitreous humor)
DOC= Praziqua
for both infectio
Possibly Sx f
cysticercosi
Cysticerci ma
resolve w/ou
antihelminthT
Echinococcus
granulosus
hydatid disease
**BOARDS**
Unilocular hydatid
cyst: protoscolices
and brood capsules
dog eats sheepli!er w/ hydatid
cyst#G adultworm##G eggs in
feces
Infective Stage=
egg (dog feces)
Sdult
S
liver(mostly)and lungs
Endemic in sheep-
raising areas
Definitive host= dog
(most common),
coyote, wolf
3-5 mm long
Scolex= armed
Dx: Protoscolex (cyst)
Hydatid sand protoscolices in
cyst
Xray, CT, ELISA
Cyst may go undetected for 20
yrs
Mechanical damage, toxicity
effects, severe abd pain, necrosis
Ruptured Cyst= 1) 2ndary
echinococcosis (free protoscolices
--> new cysts)
2) Anaphylaxis
Surgery
Albendazole (als
prophylactic
Echinococcus
multilocularis
Multilocular or
alveolar hydatid
cyst= liver
Interm host: rodents,
humans
Definitive host: fox,
dog, cat
Cyst metastasis= grave
prognosis
Cross your fing
Hymenolepis
nana
Direct P2P dwarf
tapeworm
Scolex= unarmed Mild GI distress Praziquante
Hymenolepis
diminuta
rat tapeworm
Int. host= Fleas &
beetles
Infective stage=
cysticercoid
Infections can occur in children Dx: egg(feces) Praziquante
Dipylidium
caninum
2x-pored dog
tapeworm
Infective stage=
cysticercoid
Int. host: Fleas
children who eat
fleas
Scolex= armed
2 segments
Definitive host= dog, cat,
humans
Dx:eggcapsule (feces) Praziquante
Treat dog and f